Al-Baqarah
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Al-Baqarah · Ayah 193

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Translation

And fight (against) them

Word Breakdown

وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ

And fight (against) them

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

قَٰتِلُFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculinePluralImperativeForm ((III))
Rootقتل
Very common

to kill, slay, fight

Lemmaقَٰتَلَ

Verb (form III) - to fight

وIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (2nd person masculine plural)

you all/your

2nd personMasculinePlural
هُمْIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Command verb
وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ (And fight (against) them) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Verb form III — mutual action
وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ (And fight (against) them) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.
The action involves two parties.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ (And fight (against) them) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

Fight them until there is no [more] fitnah and [until] religion [i.e., worship] is [acknowledged to be] for Allāh. But if they cease, then there is to be no aggression [i.e., assault] except against the oppressors.

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